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The hotline at the Ohio Emergency Operations Center and Dispatch Facility went live Wednesday and in one day the facility received about 700 calls regarding Ebola. Officials said most people want information about symptoms and how Ebola is transmitted.

The hotline at the Ohio Emergency Operations Center and Dispatch Facility went live Wednesday and in one day the facility received about 700 calls regarding Ebola. Officials said most people want information about symptoms and how Ebola is transmitted.

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Updated: 8:34 PM EDT Oct 16, 2014

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WEBVTT STORE ON SATURDAY WHERE AMBERVINSON VISITED.THE STATE OF OHIO IS ON HIGHALERT TOO, A DAILY CONFERENCECALL,A HOTLINE, A CALL FORHOSPITALS TO CONDUCT DRILLS FOREBOLA.CURTIS FULLER SPENT THE DAY INCOLUMBUS FOR US IN THE COMMANDCENTER.THIS IS THE STATE EMERGENCYOPERATIONS CENTER HERE INCOLUMBUS.ITIS THE HUB OF ALL INFORMATIONABOUT THE EBOLA STRATEGY HERE INOHIO.THE INFECTION IS ONLY ANAIRPLANE AWAY.WE REALIZE WE ARE AGLOBALECONOMY AND FOLKS ARE QUITEMOBILE.THEY ARE GOINGAROUND-THE-CLOCK AT THIS COMMANDCENTER AGGRESSIVELY TRYING TOSEPARATE RUMORS FROM THE FACTSABOUT EBOLA.IN ADDITIONTO THAT WE HAVESTEPPED UP OUR SURVEILLANCE ANDACTIVITIES RELATED TOIDENTIFYING ANYONE WHO COULD BEINFECTED WITHSUBSEQUENTACTIVITIES RELATED TO MAKINGSURE THAT THE PUBLIC IS SAFELYLATED TO THAT.WHAT I LEARNED DURING MYVISITHERE TODAY, HEALTHOFFICIALS THROUGHOUT THE DATEARE ALL LINKED TO THE SAMENETWORKOF INFORMATION, TRYINGTO REDUCE CONFUSION ANDMISINFORMATION GOING OUT TO THEPUBLIC.AT LEAST ONCE A DAY THERE IS ACONFERENCE CALL OF ALL HEALTHDEPARTMENTS THROUGHOUT THESTATE.THE CDC IS STILL CALLING THESHOTS, BUT HOSPITALS AROUND THESTATE ARERAMPING UP THEIRSAFETY MEASURES FROM TOP TOBOTTOM.DISCUSSIONS ARE TAKING PLACERIGHT NOW TO DETERMINE IF ONEHOSPITAL WILL BE DESIGNATED TOHANDLE ANY EBOLACASES IN METROAREAS LIKE CINCINNATI.AS WE SPEAK RIGHT NOW I CANTELL YOU I DO NOT HAVE THESPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OF THEHOSPITALS THAT HAVE STEPPEDFORWARD TO SAY, WE'LL BE THEONES BUT I KNOW THEY HAVE, AND IKNOW THIS -- AND I HAVE THECONFIDENCE IN THEM THAT WHENTHEY SAY THAT IT'S TRUE.BUT ATTHE SAME TIME EVERYSINGLE ONE OF OUR OHIO HOSPITALSKNOWS HOW TO CONTROL INFECTION,KNOWSHOW TO DEAL WITH THESETHINGS.THERE IS ALSO A CALL CENTERSET UP READY TO CALM THEFEARS.IT WILL TAKE CALLS 24-7 FROMFOLKS AROUND THESTATE.THE HOTLINE WENT LIVE WEDNESDAYAT5:00PM AND IN 24 HOURS I'MTOLD THEY'VE RECEIVED ABOUT 700CALLS.IT SEEMS MOST PEOPLEWANT MOREINFORMATION ABOUT SYMPTOMS ANDHOW EBOLA IS TRANSMITTED.KNOWLEDGEIS POWER, AND GOODKNOWLEDGE IS REALLY GOOD POWER.IN COLUMBUS,CURTIS FULLER,WLWT NEWS 5.NONE OF THESE CASES HAVE BEENLINKED TO INDIANA BUT HEALTHOFFICIALS IN THE HOOSIERS STATEARE BEING PROACTIVE.THEY ARE SETTING UP A HOTLINEAND DEVELOPING SCREENINGQUESTIONNAIRES AND TRAININGVIDEOS FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERSTHERE.WE ARE ALSO TRYING TO HELPANSWERANY OF YOUR QUESTIONS.GO TO OUR WEBSITE WLWT.COM RIGHTNOW YOU CAN SEE A SLIDESHOW OFMYTHS AND FACTS ABOUT THEVIRUS.

The hotline at the Ohio Emergency Operations Center and Dispatch Facility went live Wednesday and in one day the facility received about 700 calls regarding Ebola. Officials said most people want information about symptoms and how Ebola is transmitted.